Global Citizenship A critical analysis of the concept and implications Niamh Gaynor School of Law and Government Dublin City University

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Global Citizenship A critical analysis of the concept and implications Niamh Gaynor School of Law and Government Dublin City University

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What is Global Citizenship? “ Global citizenship aims to empower pupils to lead their own action. Along with the knowledge and values that they have gained from learning about global issues, pupils need to be equipped with the necessary skills to give them the ability and confidence to be pro-active in making a positive difference in the world.” Source: is-global-citizenship

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What is Global Citizenship? “Trócaire’s Development Education work engages children, young people and educators through a process of interaction, reflection and action. They are supported to make connections between their own lives and international social justice issues, and be empowered to make a positive difference in the world.” Source:

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What is Global Citizenship? “ Making connections between how we live in Ireland and how this impacts on the lives of people in developing world is at the heart of development education. Buying Fair-Trade products for example can make a real difference in the lives of producers in developing countries. Development education programmes provide an opportunity to challenge ourselves and find out more about our rights and responsibilities as global citizens contributing to change - act locally, think globally.” Source: https://www.irishaid.ie/what-we-do/how-our-aid-works/raising- development-awareness/

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Within broader global discourses… The poor as helpless victims in a harsh world of poor internal governance, state ineptitude and corruption Gender equity as ‘smart economics’

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“Uganda has come a long way since the dark days of conflict in the 1970s and 1980s… Today, with the support of donors including Ireland, the number of people living on less than a dollar a day has halved… In line with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Africa Strategy, my Department is working harder than ever to research sectors and markets where there are potential matches between Irish competencies and African demand.” Modernism & Global capitalism Official visit Uganda and Kenya, July 2012 Image: Tony Karumba/Department of Foreign Affairs

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The ‘poor’ now also (post 9/11) with worrying propensity to violence “America is now threatened less by conquering states than by failing ones” (US National Security Strategy 2002)

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HEIs as proponents of Global Citizenship: A fundamental paradox “The third-level sector has made an enormous contribution to the challenges that this country has faced in the last number of years. Our highly skilled workforce is the key to increasing Ireland’s competitiveness for foreign investment and for the growth of indigenous industries that will lead our country out of recession.” 01 April, Address by Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., at the USI Conference, Athlone